They should've known
Not all users are as "smart" as you, and I use that term very loosely.
And your post is attention grabbing because How the hell do YOU know what my intentions were? The article was about looking back over the last year and this "bug" was a big issue for some and my statement was timely. Your take on it, was way off base.
The Tomorrowland Flying Saucers were the ultimate futuristic version of the old bumper cars...individual pods that actually hovered above the ground, supported by bursts of air blasted from below.
Each saucer would carry one big guest (or two little ones), and they could steer their saucer just by leaning their body in the direction they wanted to go. The saucers would become the bumper cars of tomorrow, and your mission was to plow into as many other saucers as you could before your time was up.
The saucers debuted on August 6, 1961. Their 16,000 square foot arena was divided into two sections, each with 32 saucers. ..
Beneath the floor of the arena were four 100-horse power motors. Together, the motors blew more than 300,000 cubic feet of air per minute up towards the bottom of the floor. A small amount of air escaped through little openings between the thousands of circular plates that made up the floor itself. If a saucer was over one of the plates, the saucer's hollow bottom deflected the air back down to the plate. The force of this downward air flow popped the plate open fully, allowing a massive amount of air to pass through. It was the force of this air that caused the saucer to rise. When the saucer moved away, the plate snapped shut.
From the first day, the Flying Saucers were plagued with problems. If a guest was too heavy, there wasn't enough air in the world to lift it up. And if a guest was too light, it was difficut to tip the saucer in any one direction, so it simply stayed in one spot, bouncing up and down. And the constantly colliding saucers did little to help the condition of the guest's spinal cords. Worst of all, if two sauces collided just right, the speeding saucer would wedge under the saucer it rear-ended (if, indeed, a circle can have a rear end) sometimes flipping it upside-down. . .
The attraction finally closed for good on August 5, 1996...
Anyway, we europeans have got to do our part to fight software patents and monopolies, and I'm glad to see the EU might be up to the task.
Patents are a gray area, but monopolies are what America claims they are against. Obviously, with all the mergers going on it's not true. I am an American and I hope the EU changes how MS treats it's customers (that includes Americans).
Slashdot Mirror
"It's an issue everywhere you go in the world," said Dr. Guy Standing.
That is soooo weird! That's why I'm on disability now, from too much standing!
Actually, you can tell that a true geek posted this story, because true geeks know little about probing.
I give this story title a "BIG one thumbs up"!
9.1 does not have the needed shell patch.
Truly "funny"! Or drooling /. moderators??
Server based computing is the only way to prevent this crap the way the "internet" is now designed.
Ironic. I mean we are talkin' bout hobbits here, my precious.
Does not belong on ./
They should've known
Not all users are as "smart" as you, and I use that term very loosely.
And your post is attention grabbing because
How the hell do YOU know what my intentions were? The article was about looking back over the last year and this "bug" was a big issue for some and my statement was timely. Your take on it, was way off base.
Of course that's what I was referring to. Anyone who hangs out in the Firebird forums would have know that.
BTW, serveral people tried to install in the "Program Files" dir and lost everything...
My post "attention grabbing"? Nooo, not on Slashdot! Never! Dumb comment.
infamous installer mistake. You know, the one that would remove all of your files.
"harder and harder to compete with 'free.'"
It's not free, good software take effort and people need to make a living.
That said, M$ tries to force proprietary software, and that's what's really hurting them.
There's more than one way to skin a cat...errr...dog. Message
There are so many Indians moving to the US? I mean if the jobs are going over there. I live in silicon valley, btw.
Gotta mod this as funny!
in pigeons. They will most definitely outlast the internet!
I tried very hard to find something funny to comment on in this announcement, but could not.
Feel free to mod me wayyy down! I have that syncing feeling.
Oops, I mean closed on Sept. 5, 1966...
The Tomorrowland Flying Saucers were the ultimate futuristic version of the old bumper cars...individual pods that actually hovered above the ground, supported by bursts of air blasted from below. .
Each saucer would carry one big guest (or two little ones), and they could steer their saucer just by leaning their body in the direction they wanted to go. The saucers would become the bumper cars of tomorrow, and your mission was to plow into as many other saucers as you could before your time was up.
The saucers debuted on August 6, 1961. Their 16,000 square foot arena was divided into two sections, each with 32 saucers. .
Beneath the floor of the arena were four 100-horse power motors. Together, the motors blew more than 300,000 cubic feet of air per minute up towards the bottom of the floor. A small amount of air escaped through little openings between the thousands of circular plates that made up the floor itself. If a saucer was over one of the plates, the saucer's hollow bottom deflected the air back down to the plate. The force of this downward air flow popped the plate open fully, allowing a massive amount of air to pass through. It was the force of this air that caused the saucer to rise. When the saucer moved away, the plate snapped shut.
From the first day, the Flying Saucers were plagued with problems. If a guest was too heavy, there wasn't enough air in the world to lift it up. And if a guest was too light, it was difficut to tip the saucer in any one direction, so it simply stayed in one spot, bouncing up and down. And the constantly colliding saucers did little to help the condition of the guest's spinal cords. Worst of all, if two sauces collided just right, the speeding saucer would wedge under the saucer it rear-ended (if, indeed, a circle can have a rear end) sometimes flipping it upside-down. . . The attraction finally closed for good on August 5, 1996...
I'm not sure if this is settable in IE
/.'s do NOT use IE!
Yeah! Real
Well, they are like ghosts aren't they???
Hair today, gone tomorrow!
That's right, your not crazy...ummm, Oh look, you've just won a free coupon...could you please contact us right away at NMHA?
It's rumored to become a movie -> dvd. Don't worry, we'll still have Battlestar Galactica!
Meant to distract readers from the fact that they don't have jobs! Film at 11...
Anyway, we europeans have got to do our part to fight software patents and monopolies, and I'm glad to see the EU might be up to the task.
Patents are a gray area, but monopolies are what America claims they are against. Obviously, with all the mergers going on it's not true. I am an American and I hope the EU changes how MS treats it's customers (that includes Americans).
If it matchs OJ Simpson's blood, I'll shit!